Dr. Michael  Okun

Dr. Michael Okun

Michael Okun, MD, is the Adelaide Lackner Professor and Chair of Neurology at the University of Florida. He is one of the world’s leading Parkinson’s researchers and has advanced surgical treatments for the disease. He is the national medical director of the Parkinson’s Foundation, the country’s largest Parkinson’s disease patient and advocacy group. Drs. Okun and Ray Dorsey are the co-authors of Ending Parkinson’s Disease: A Prescription for Action.